Biomarkers of Inflammation among Patients with COVID-19: A Single-Centre Prospective Study from Prishtina, Kosovo

Table 3

Frequencies of biochemical and hematological parameters in the whole group of patients.

	Reference value	Total	Low		Normal		Elevated
			N	%	N	%	N	%
IL-6 (pg/ml)	<7	86	—	—	32	37.2	54	62.8
CRP (mg/L)	10	85	—	—	28	32.9	57	67.1
D-dimer (ng/ml)	500	80	—	—	46	57.5	34	42.5
LDH (U/L)	480	53	—	—	29	54.7	24	45.3
CK (U/L)	♂−171, ♀−147	44	—	—	36	81.8	8	18.2
ESR (mm/h)	♂−10, ♀−15	67	—	—	11	16.4	56	83.6
WBC (×10^9/L)	4–10	84	13	15.5	43	51.2	28	33.3
Granulocytes (%)	60–72	74	10	13.5	13	17.6	51	68.9
Lymphocytes (%)	25–33	76	52	68.4	13	17.1	11	14.5
Monocytes (%)	3–7	63	21	33.3	30	47.6	12	19.0
Platelet count	100–400	83	3	3.6	78	94.0	2	2.4

IL-6, interleukin 6; CRP, C‐reactive protein; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; CK, creatine kinase; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; WBC, white blood cells. For parameters which are expressed in normal and elevated values only, the respective cells in the low-value column are left blank.